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Yoast SEO - 404 Site map - Common Issue I have seen many people having this issue and asking for help on forums. It is a really common issue and can be fixed within 3 or 4 clicks. The Yoast SEO extension for WordPress is no question, one of the best extensions...

Recently there has been an increase in brute-force password guessing attacks, This has effected a large portion of Magento installations. These attacks have allowed unauthorized admin panel access. Magento recently came out with a few steps you can take to help...

Long gone are the days where you can simply type up any type of randomness and expect interaction. I have witnessed people going crazy whenever a social media platform changes their algorithm because they now feel like they will not be seen. Whilst this is partially...

Magento Conditional Statement - on Website / Store View Magento is one of the most versatile and feature rich e-commerce platforms available with the ability to manage multiple websites under 1 installation, yet it has a very complex programming structure and...

What is Google Analytics and how does it work? (its free by the way) I am sure if you asked the coders and developer's there would most definitely be a story, likely containing a brave knight, some degree of pixie dust, a troll, copious amounts of caffeine,...

Magento Product Relations Product relations are extremely important for any online catalog. They help customers navigate your products, increase conversion & increase average order value. But which should you use? Up sell, cross sell or related product? Here is my...

The new banner slider that comes packaged with the release of Magento 1.9 and above is smooth and optimised, but offers little backend customisation. The slide effect it uses may not suit your store. I was recently asked by a customer to change their banner slider to...

Add Custom Fields To Contact Form In Magento Recently one of my customers required additional functionality which required me to add custom fields to their contact form. Although doing this requires more than back-end configuration, with the way Magento's...

The default Magento 1.9 RWD theme is responsive, clean and offers a variety of features including product zoom & colour swatches, great out of the box or great to modify with CSS changes. In this tutorial i will explain how to make simple design & CSS Changes...

The default footer links are not always relevant or needed. Although it is not difficult to alter them, it is not possible without altering XML template files first. This guide is for use on Magento 1.9.1 Change Default Footer Links Editing your XML file 1.Find &...